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I'm starting to think the whole "mission to the moon" etc. is really a backdoor to weaponizing space (Star Wars).

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Gee, and I thought the only angle anyone would comment on is the typical 'government-theft-by-taxation-privatize-NASA' rant...

Trendal's gotta be bang on here...It's all about expanding US hedgemony. US bases on the Moon...Mars...could (maybe) prove profitable like the Alaska purchase...if you got the means, might as well do a risky investment....no?

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All politics aside I would like to be astronaut. I have always be fixated on the stars and other peices of rock out there that could possible get me away from this god damned judgmental society. I think I am smart enough to be an astronaut... well a pilot at least, ya know.... fly away

Sure, it might be interesting, but what good does it do? I mean, I watch the Discovery Channel and find all this stuff fascinating, but where does it get us? Why do we waste massive amounts of money on exploring space when we've still got so many problems here on earth? Couldn't that money be better spent on ending world hunger or preserving the rainforests? You know, stuff that might actually make life better here on this planet? Plus, we're doing this right after two costly wars in the Middle East. Wouldn't it be a good idea to actually--oh, I don't know--CUT spending when we're this far in debt?

Umm, doesnt the term "Star Wars" ala Reagan administration ring a bell for you? Billions of dollars have already been poured into the objective of weaponizing space. Look into it - I'm not making this up.

--------------------As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know.